Potter's Guide to San Francisco, cont. from p. 1 Center for che Arts, Terba Buena Gardens loppesite the SFMuseum of Modern Art), fer a current listing of exhbirs at museums and galleries. The brochure is free and contains addresses, phone numbers and hours of operation. 1 visited many, bur the most impressive was the San Francisco Craft and Folk Art Museum at the Landmark Building A, Fort Mason Center. ] was fortunate to be ar the tight place at che right time. Two days before T left for home, they opened a new exhibit of ewertiech cencury English ceramics, British Powers: The Dixons Lang Collection. [n this smal] museum, | saw an impressive array of porcery by Lucie Rue, Hans Caper, the Leaches, Duncan Ross, Phil Rogers, Sandy Brown, Joanna Conscantinidas, Emmanuel Cooper, Mary Rogers, Walter Keeler, Jane Hamlyn, Michael Cardew and orhers. Unfortunately, [ missed the April 23 lecture by Dixon Long on collecting British Ceramics, and the other on Berard Leach and his Followers, chat will be presented by Janet Lohr on May 19 at Fort Mason. Also, across from the Museum is a pottery studio for scudents of the local Fort Mason Arc Campus. They hold many ceramic workshops, and offer classes for credit. Speaking of being fortunare, | was also able oo attend che Contemporary Crafts Market, an interesting overview of borh Californian and non-Califomian craft artises working in different mediums, including clay. This was held in several pavilions ac Fort Mason, on March 13, 14 and 15. OF course, you cannot formec the mese entertaining part of a crip: purchasing ceramic work! Notable places to look into are: The Stones Gallery for Southwese Pottery, the Center for the Arts, Yerba Buena Gardens for Californian comcemporary clay artists, che Asian Act Museum for local pottery and a fine selection of contemporary Chinese and Korean ceramics. There is Daikoleu by Shiki in Japan Town for conremporary {commercial and individually sigred) Japanese pottery from Oribe, Bizen, Mino, etc., and Ma-Shi'-Ko Folk Craft in Japan Town for ancient and contemporary japanese tea ceremony related ceramics (the prices were incredibly reasonable), Also, you may page 9 ware co check our the Ceramics and Crafts Supply Co,,, a local ceramics supply store at che commer of Fifth Sct. and Bryant, to pick up tools chat you can’: find here. Last, noc lease, [ waited the Berkeley rei Take the BART in downtown San Fraricisco and get off at the Norek Berkeley Stacion. About ten fdocks or so from the station is a potters haven! Set in a residencial area are ceramic galleries, public studios, ruilds and homes of ceramic artists, Sacurdays and Sundays are the bese time to visit, ay most of these spaces are open to visitors, bue it ale the most inconvenience tite, as buses do net run from the BART station eo this area. Pick a warm, sunny day co explore and be prepared to walk. [e's worth ic! You can visic che Berkeley Porters Guild at 731 Jones St. and purchase local work, and the Potters’ Soudie'Gallery at 637 Cedar Sct. [ also had the pleasure to visic Mary Law, a soda-fire potter, whom | heard about at che Ruthanne Tudball workshop put on by the Richmond Potters Guild in February. Christina Loch Aftosa Amaco Axner Bailey Brent Cone Art Kilns Imco Clay Kemper Tools Laguna North Star Orton Cones Pacifica Wheels Seattle Clays Shimpo Soldner Mixers Venco Pugmills Thanks {9 all you potters who have shown such strong suppeart for us over the past year. Supporting us is what keeps prices down. ‘we POTTERY Warehouse There are Followers x There are Leaders We are proud to be the leaders in bringing lower prices to the potters of BC. The competition has FINALLY lowered some af their prices close to OUR EVERYDAY LOW PRICES. Com He, Good pion = for Potters _ Clay, Raw Materials, Glazes, Tools, Equipment Now open on Vancouver Island 2071S. Wellington Rd. RR#4 Nanaimo,BC V9R5X9 PH.250-716-9966 On the service road next to the Trars Canada Highway in Cassidy - South end Nanalme